‘The Magic of Science and Nature’: Workshop by Leaps and Bounds

Why does a balloon blow up when you put it over a bottle full of vinegar and baking soda?

The students trying vinegar for the first time. They couldn’t believe they had just tasted an acid!

How does a ball continue rotating in a jar in mid air?

Now the students know how the motorcyclists at the circus manage to ride 360 degrees in a sphere.

How does Solar Energy work?

Students measuring the output of a solar panel and examining a solar pocket fan

What effect does heat have on different colours?

Trying to figure out why the little fan rotates

How can a skewer go through a balloon and not burst it?

Marvelling at the fact that the balloon didn’t burst!

Can you answer all these questions? Our students at the E-Base can!

Pepper, water and soap- All you need to learn one of the most important concepts: Surface tension.

We ditched learning about Surface tension, Centrifugal Force, Inertia and many other concepts by reading a drab text book. Instead, the students became doctors for the day! The examined, investigated and made hypothesizes.

Examining different objects under a microscope

They learnt some of the most basic concepts of science in the most entertaining manner!
These photos do all the talking:

Making a lava lamp

The students couldn’t get enough of it!

Understanding surface tension with the help of water, dropper and a penny. One of the students managed to put 27 drops on one of his pennies!

‘Doctor’ Subhash helping the students out

Photo Credit: Pooja Choksi